republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2026/sb-2.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Bail procedures."
description: "Provides that offenses other than murder are not bailable if the state proves: (1) by a preponderance of the evidence that the proof is evident or the presumption strong; and (2) by clear and convincing evidence that the arrestee is dangerous and that no conditions of release will reasonably protect the safety of other persons or the community. Establishes procedures for a bail hearing. Removes duplicative provisions concerning repeat violent arrestees. Permits a court to retain cash bail for the payment of certain costs without an indigency hearing if the defendant has executed an agreement permitting the court to retain the cash bail for these purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 2"
citation: "Indiana SB 2 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURTS; Bail and Bail Bondsmen", "COURTS; Judges", "CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Generally", "CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Rules of Trial Procedure"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Aaron Freeman", "Chris Jeter", "Cyndi Carrasco", "Eric Koch"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-08"
last_action: "2026-03-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09fbcc67-eabf-47ab-84ef-ab56656e44c9"
source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/sb0002"
source_hash: "415ed9801444e8456c7f737132cc4c82d5774b2531fe0c76cf0ad7a5b71e9c0f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
---

# Indiana SB 2 (2026) — Bail procedures.

Provides that offenses other than murder are not bailable if the state proves: (1) by a preponderance of the evidence that the proof is evident or the presumption strong; and (2) by clear and convincing evidence that the arrestee is dangerous and that no conditions of release will reasonably protect the safety of other persons or the community. Establishes procedures for a bail hearing. Removes duplicative provisions concerning repeat violent arrestees. Permits a court to retain cash bail for the payment of certain costs without an indigency hearing if the defendant has executed an agreement permitting the court to retain the cash bail for these purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Engrossed Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0002/SB0002.04.ENGS.pdf)
2. **Engrossed Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0002/SB0002.03.ENGS.pdf)
3. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0002/SB0002.06.ENRH.pdf)
4. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0002/SB0002.01.INTR.pdf)
5. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0002/SB0002.05.COMH.pdf)

## Votes

- SB 2 - Freeman — **38–8** (pass) · upper
- SB 2 - Jeter - 3rd Reading — **75–13** (pass) · lower
- SB 2 - Freeman - 3rd Reading — **39–8** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Aaron Freeman — primary (person)
- Chris Jeter — primary (person)
- Cyndi Carrasco — primary (person)
- Eric Koch — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-08** First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-08** Authored by Senator Freeman
- **2026-01-13** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-15** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2026-01-15** Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; voice vote `amendment-failure, failure`
- **2026-01-15** Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-passage`
- **2026-01-20** House sponsor: Representative Jeter
- **2026-01-20** Motion to Correct Committee Report; adopted voice vote
- **2026-01-20** Motion to Correct Committee Report; adopted voice vote
- **2026-01-20** Rules Committee report: motion to correct committee report; adopted voice vote
- **2026-01-20** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 33: yeas 39, nays 8 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2026-01-22** Senator Koch added as second author
- **2026-01-22** Senator Carrasco added as third author
- **2026-01-23** Referred to the House `referral`
- **2026-01-28** First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-16** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2026-02-17** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 257: yeas 75, nays 13 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2026-02-18** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
- **2026-02-23** Motion to concur filed `filing`
- **2026-02-25** Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 267: yeas 38, nays 8
- **2026-02-26** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-04** Public Law 64 `became-law`
- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09fbcc67-eabf-47ab-84ef-ab56656e44c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).